Paint transfer system

Abstract

A paint transfer system for both automatically and manually transferring paint from a paint container directly to a paint brush including a paint container member, a pump mechanism, and a paint brush apparatus coupled together in fluid communication wherein the paint brush apparatus includes a paint brush having a bladder member or housing member positioned and located within the paint brush adjacent to or within its bristle members as well as an optional valve control member for controlling and distributing the flow of paint to the bristle members. In some embodiments, a remote controller is positioned between the paint brush apparatus and the paint container member for allowing a user to selectively activate the flow of paint from the paint container to the paint brush apparatus. A variety of different pumping mechanisms are utilized for transferring paint from the paint container member to the paint brush apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A paint transfer system for providing paint to a paint brush comprising:
 a paint container member for holding and storing paint; 
 a manually activated pressure pump coupled with said paint container member for providing pressure within said paint container member; 
 a paint brush apparatus including a handle portion having a terminal end, a base portion at an end of said handle portion opposite said terminal end, and a plurality of bristle members extending from said base portion, said paint brush apparatus being coupled to said paint container member; and 
 a manually activated remote control member positioned at an intermediate location between said paint container member and said terminal end of the handle portion of said paint brush apparatus for selectively controlling the flow of paint to said paint brush apparatus, wherein the manually activated remote control member is further positioned at a distance away from the terminal end of the handle portion of said paint brush apparatus, the manually activated remote control member further comprising a central passage extending entirely through a length of the manually activated remote control member; 
 flexible tubing fluidly connecting the paint container member and the paint brush apparatus, said flexible tubing passing into, through, and out of the central passage in the manually activated remote control member forming a sliding engagement between the manually activated remote control member and the flexible tubing wherein manually activated remote control is selectively positionable at different points along the flexible tubing; 
 wherein when said pressure pump is manually activated to increase pressure in said paint container member, paint is forced to said remote control member, and when said remote control member is selectively activated, paint is provided to said paint brush apparatus. 
 
     
     
       2. The paint transfer system of  claim 1  wherein the manually activated remote control member includes an activation member coupled to a lip member, the activation member is movable between a first relaxed position wherein said lip member engages the flexible tubing and prevents paint from flowing past said remote control member, and a second activated position wherein said lip member no longer engages said flexible tubing and allows paint to flow through said flexible tubing past said remote control member to said paint brush apparatus, said lip member being biased towards its first relaxed position. 
     
     
       3. The paint transfer system of  claim 1  wherein the paint brush apparatus includes a bladder member coupled to said paint container member via the flexible tubing. 
     
     
       4. The paint transfer system of  claim 1 , wherein said manually activated pressure pump further comprises:
 a pneumatic piston coupled to said paint container member for providing pneumatic pressure to said paint container member; 
 a handle mechanism coupled with said pneumatic piston for reciprocating said pneumatic piston; and 
 wherein when said handle mechanism is configured to reciprocate said pneumatic piston, said pneumatic piston is configured to supply pneumatic pressure to said paint container member thereby expelling paint from said paint container member. 
 
     
     
       5. The paint transfer system of  claim 1 , further comprising a clamp on the manually activated remote control member, the clamp selectively engageable with the flexible tubing to limit further movement of the manually activated remote control member along the flexible tubing. 
     
     
       6. The paint transfer system of  claim 1 , further comprising a light integrated with the manually activated remote control member.